American Joey Cheek fulfills the dream by becoming a speed skating Olympic champion in the 500m, winning in a two run total time of 1 minute 9.76 seconds, breaking the 35 seconds mark in both of his races. Joey went on to claim the 1000m silver medal, and was elected to be the U.S. flag bearer in the closing ceremony. Speed Skating Men's 500m Final - Turin 2006 Winter Olympics - Joey Cheek (USA), Dmitry Dorofeyev (RUS), Lee Kang Seok (KOR)